Landscaping The House Post Flood

**natalie8** · 30-04-2012, 03:05 PM

Thanks for the tread bro! I had completely missed it when it first came out. I love to see work in progress like that. Looking good now. I'll get to see it live soon. I'm working on exactly when but it should be around Septemberish.

**hillbilly** · 30-04-2012, 04:33 PM

My district named Saphan Sung here in BKK was the next to be hit by the floods. Luckily, the big bags saved us.

However, my place upcountry was not so lucky. Our fishing dock is gone along with most of the land that we used for gardening.

Will have to wait and see what will transpire in the next few months. Our rice farm (100 rai) is now considered in the flood retainment area (half way between P-Lok and Sukothai). Last year the flood was over two meters on our land, let's see what happens this year. The word is that if it happens again we get B500 per rai...

Luckily, I do not depend on my rice farm for income. But if we did...

AO, so sad to see what happened. My home in BKK was spared so other people could suffer more. Glad to see you are bouncing back.

Still up for a Mexican family dinner?

**bsnub** · 30-04-2012, 04:36 PM

AO this is a great thread. You and the family struggled and persevered through that flood. I have really enjoyed this thread. I am glad that you and the fam are back and comfy at home.

**aging one** · 30-04-2012, 04:45 PM

Thanks again everybody.

**stickmansucks** · 30-04-2012, 07:28 PM

I would be so sad if it was flooding again.

Can't you find a way to protect the house and the garden with a canal all around the house ?

**aging one** · 30-04-2012, 07:57 PM

I wish but as I said it came up through the sewers. Its not going to come again. The repercussions would be too great as has been shown in the last election in Pratum Thani. I will post pictures of my klong behind the house dry as a bone.

**nigelandjan** · 01-05-2012, 11:04 AM

Beautifull garden AO a man after my own heart , thats straight where I head when I get home from work ,, bit of weeding / watering / faffing around , restores your sanity after the pressures of the day.

Love your orchid patch ,, thats something I am looking forward to growing when I live there

**nigelandjan** · 01-05-2012, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Bangyai

Ironically , all the lesser canals around here are at their lowest levels for many years. Another fortnight of this hot weather and some of the smaller ones are going to become completely dried out.
From one extreme to the other.

Irony here to mate , about 3 weeks ago a drought order was put in with hosepipe bans , it hasn't stopped raining since and we have bad flooding in parts of the UK now.

Sunday a man was drowned driving his car through a river crossing on a road , something on a normal day is no problem , but he got swept away.

Its a funny old world ( whats left of it )

**SEA Traveler** · 13-05-2012, 11:56 AM

save some room to plant these sometime later...

**aging one** · 13-05-2012, 12:21 PM

I will have the space mate. My big pine died after being transplanted. So I have a great place for them. Reminds me to get some shots of the klong behind my house when the sun is not so strong. Dry as a bone and starting to crack open.

**nigelandjan** · 13-05-2012, 12:56 PM

^ That looks a clever way of propagation ,, excuse my ignorance what are they ?

**aging one** · 13-05-2012, 12:59 PM

Avocados seeds Nigel. My biggest and shadiest tree was an avocado grown from seed. Now SEA is giving it a go. He gave me a couple of seeds to sprout while I stayed in Pattaya, but they did not take. So he is giving it another go.

**nigelandjan** · 13-05-2012, 01:06 PM

Aha cheers mate ,, live and learn , although I have to say on this occasion thats one project I won't be trying when I live in Thai ,, I can't stand the things ! but of course each to their own.

Hope its not too hot for you mate and not getting to your new planting too much ,, my friend has just emailed me last night from North West Issan and it hit 41 yesterday 37 at night he is busy keeping his fluids up,, bit different here in the UK its really cold and we have just had one day sun yesterday from continual rain for about 4-5 weeks now lots of flooding ,,,,,,,its a funny old world

**Eliminator** · 13-05-2012, 01:10 PM

It's better to get grafted trees as they will bear fruit long before any sprouted from seed. There was a guy on here, forget the thread that said he could get the grafted ones. AO and ST, you might want to check that out instead.

I started a few out years ago and gave some away and they haven't produced yet.

**SEA Traveler** · 13-05-2012, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Eliminator

.....There was a guy on here, forget the thread that said he could get the grafted ones. AO and ST, you might want to check that out instead...... .

SOURCE SOURCE SOURCE. your correct Elim but have not a clue whom has the grafted Avocado trees... and at what cost? AO, you have any insight to this...?

**aging one** · 13-05-2012, 02:18 PM

Dont know. But my buddy up in Ban Pong Ratburi finally got his to produce fruit in its 9th year. He tried grafting for me but none would take. Thats the most I know. I do I know my tree that died in the flood was from an Asian seed. I think SEA is trying to do Hass which is harder to get to grow here. But always up for a try.

**aging one** · 13-05-2012, 04:17 PM

Here is the klong behind my house two days before the flood. My house is where the banana trees were on the right. Oct 25

The same klong from my house looking across where there used to be a double wide street with a meridian down the middle. Jan 5

Now a few shots of what the klong looks like as of 4pm today. 6 months and less than 4 centimeters of rain.

Shot up the klong towards the house. Today May 14

Closer view of how dry and cracked the mud has become.

Nope not the driest area of Isaan, 150 meters from my house.

Seems like we might get a heat shower today.

**Marmite the Dog** · 13-05-2012, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

Originally Posted by Eliminator

.....There was a guy on here, forget the thread that said he could get the grafted ones. AO and ST, you might want to check that out instead...... .

SOURCE SOURCE SOURCE. your correct Elim but have not a clue whom has the grafted Avocado trees... and at what cost? AO, you have any insight to this...?

I think we've got them around here somewhere. Not much use to you, I know.

**Eliminator** · 13-05-2012, 07:07 PM

I tried looking for it but I'll have to check my messages. I know I wrote to one of the gusy here about it and they have a variety of avocado trees available here that are grafted already.

**Eliminator** · 13-05-2012, 07:09 PM

Try this one: https://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gardening-in-thailand/85999-avacado-trees.html (Avacado Trees)

Or this one: https://teakdoor.com/the-kitchen/66650-avacado.html (Avacado)

**aging one** · 21-07-2012, 05:54 PM

Well its been over two months now, and the garden is looking good. Ralph Slasser had a thread about Malay grass and mine seems to have taken well. So a bit of an update.

Well first the two big trees took, and have grown quite a bit.
The huge tree which the wife says is some kind of Indian tree. Turned fully green and really filled in. But the fcuking picture comes up sideays, even though its perfect until posted, no matter what I do. So I will add it later. Just tried again. I have to get a kid to help me....

The other big tree has grown a meter in the 2+ months since being planted. Now I have to go get some extended cutters.

More lotus we are growing just beginning to emerge.

The orchids are finally beginning to come out after the hot weather finally stopped.

New buds coming everywhere.

The Malay grass has taken nicely, this is two days after mowing the lawn.

But we have learned the next photo shows over two months ago and a mistake. The grass on the slope did not get enough sun, plus in torrential rains it flows out of the gutters down onto the grass thus eroding the hill.

First try

So we built a bulkhead. The wife and I buried one inch sticks a foot long into the area that was receding and the grass dying and did this.

Oh yeah, we added stones as well. From a distance.

It does work as it poured an hour after we did it. The area above that is flat is where I sit and have coffee and read the paper in the morning.

Had to add stones here as well. Just not enough light to support the grass. Now you see my perch for early morning coffee better. I have one of those triangular pillows to support the old back.

I am happy the outside of the house is beginning to grow in well again. Yes that is the cutter we use. Its a Bosch out of Germany. Drives the wife and maid crazy as there are no instructions in Thai.

Just about now from my balcony. But yesterday

Freaking wires in Thailand.

**chitown** · 21-07-2012, 06:10 PM

Nice pics and house AO! Hopefully no more floods. Good luck too you.

I rented a place near Que Pasa and another in a rural area on 2 rai. I have been bouncing between the two and enjoying life.

**aging one** · 21-07-2012, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

I rented a place near Que Pasa and another in a rural area on 2 rai. I have been bouncing between the two and enjoying life.

Good for you! I knew you really liked that area, and am happy to hear you could swing it.

**nigelandjan** · 26-07-2012, 11:30 AM

Wow what a recovery , well done for all the hard work .

I know what you mean about the wires in Thailand ( who dosent ) but its a plus and minus situation , here in the UK with the obsession of burying everything out of sight we have to put up with the constant digging up of roads to get access to the various utilities

**rawlins** · 26-07-2012, 01:01 PM

Very nice AO.

I have a bit of sandy jungle at the side of my shack - would like to put a farangipani tree in it. A neighbour has one and it looks great.

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